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Rep. Waldholtz's Mother-in-law Says Son Also Cheated Her

PITTSBURGH — Rep. Enid Waldholtz's mother-in-law says her son persuaded her to obtain a $72,000 mortgage on her house and give him the money, and then defaulted on the loan.

Rep. Waldholtz, a freshman Utah Republican congresswoman, has accused her estranged husband, Joseph, of duping her and others in a number of financial schemes.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Pennsylvania's Allegheny County Court, Barbara Waldholtz said her son promised her he would pay off the mortgage on her home. She said she agreed to the mortgage on April 16, 1987. She also said her son improperly talked her into cashing in her pension in 1993 and giving him $14,389, which he spent.

A federal grand jury is investigating allegations that Joseph Waldholtz engaged in a $1.7 million check-kiting scheme, lied to the Federal Election Commission and stole money from his wife.

Also Wednesday, Rep. Waldholtz submitted corrected House disclosure reports that reveal she owes an additional $50,000 to $130,000 in taxes going back to 1992. At that time, she was not yet married to Waldholtz but says she still holds him responsible for the delinquency.